Sector A.
Real time Acquisition of data of events, with their transmission to a Remote Center and Control Station. Used in case of both surveillance data and monitoring missions carried at for security and prevention purposes.
Sector B/D.
Remote sensing image acquisition. Used for land mapping, crop monitoring, vegetation and forest fires area assessment (sector B). The installation of the laser scanner allows three-dimensional surface data acquisition. Used for quarries, dumping sites and landslides monitoring. Also used for environmental risks caused by human influence control (sector D)
Sector C.
Selective air sampling and turbulence measurement to determine carbon fluxes and other greenhouse gases control.
The mission equipment can be rapidly and easily changed. Thus making the RAWAS System very flexible.
General Description
R.A.W.A.S. (REMOTELY ASSISTED WORKING AERIAL SYSTEM) Is an Aerial System for close-range, multipurpose monitoring of both the territory and environment.
It meets the requirements of the Local Public Administration, law enforcement and private organizations to control both the territory and the environment.
It integrates the traditional rotating wing equipment (helicopters), allowing not only the performing of data-collection missions, which cannot be carried out by faster airplanes, but also drastically cutting the operating and maintenance costs of traditional equipment.
It complements Earth Observation data for detailed on-time monitoring and on-line supporting of operational decision.
The Sky Arrow aircraft of the RAWAS System are the result of an important research program supported by the Italian Government. The Sky Arrow aircraft are certified by several National Airworthiness Authorities (ENAC, FAA, LBA, etc) for the specific missions of patrolling, environmental monitoring and territory control.
Their design and construction specifications, together with their flying and handling qualities, place them at the leading edge of aerial surveillance at medium-low altitude and speed. The environmental aerial monitoring can be carried out by different types of aircraft, including both fixed and rotating wing models.
A fixed wing aircraft is the best choice for missions to be carried out within 200 Km range or when monitoring has to be performed by simply orbiting around the target or when a 300 meter grass type airstrip is available for take off and landing operations.
The most suitable aircraft for aerial monitoring must have STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) characteristics, as well as the capability of circling at low altitude and speed (80 Km/h), cruising at a sufficiently high speed (200 Km/h) in order to reduce transfer time.
The Sky Arrow, equipped with the R.A.W.A.S. System, is currently being operated by the US GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSFERIC ADMINISTRATION (N.O.A.A.), Italian Research Organizations and Universities in the international environmental research programs such as:
- San Diego University (California, USA);
- Alabama University (Alabama, USA);
- Lund University (Sweden);
- CNR-IBIMET - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche/Istituto di Biometereologia (Firenze, Italy); - CNR-ISAFOM - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche/Istituto per i sistemi agricoli e forestali del mediterraneo (Napoli, Italy)/National Research Council - Institution for agricultural and forest sysems in the mediterranean area - (Naples, Italy);
- Tuscia University (Viterbo, Italy);
- University Dept for Health in Rome - measurement of particles and concentration of the radioactive contaminants;
Applications
• Low altitude territory aerial surveillance
• Map development
• Aerial monitoring for pollution, ground surface contamination and environmental conditions
• Fire prevention
• Illegal migration control and unauthorized activities
• Search for water and electrical energy leakages
• Traffic flow control
• Beach and coastal areas monitoring
• Natural and environmental disaster monitoring
• Special event TV broadcasting
• Crops growth monitoring
• Detection of electromagnetic, nuclear and other harmful radiation
• Detection of suspended particles and hazardous nocive gases
• Photogrammetry
• Census of authropical activities
Real time Acquisition of data of events, with their transmission to a Remote Center and Control Station. Used in case of both surveillance data and monitoring missions carried at for security and prevention purposes.
Sector B/D.
Remote sensing image acquisition. Used for land mapping, crop monitoring, vegetation and forest fires area assessment (sector B). The installation of the laser scanner allows three-dimensional surface data acquisition. Used for quarries, dumping sites and landslides monitoring. Also used for environmental risks caused by human influence control (sector D)
Sector C.
Selective air sampling and turbulence measurement to determine carbon fluxes and other greenhouse gases control.
The mission equipment can be rapidly and easily changed. Thus making the RAWAS System very flexible.
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RAWAS (Remotely assisted Working Aerial System) ERA (Environmental Research Aircraft) |
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General Description
R.A.W.A.S. (REMOTELY ASSISTED WORKING AERIAL SYSTEM) Is an Aerial System for close-range, multipurpose monitoring of both the territory and environment.
It meets the requirements of the Local Public Administration, law enforcement and private organizations to control both the territory and the environment.
It integrates the traditional rotating wing equipment (helicopters), allowing not only the performing of data-collection missions, which cannot be carried out by faster airplanes, but also drastically cutting the operating and maintenance costs of traditional equipment.
It complements Earth Observation data for detailed on-time monitoring and on-line supporting of operational decision.
The Sky Arrow aircraft of the RAWAS System are the result of an important research program supported by the Italian Government. The Sky Arrow aircraft are certified by several National Airworthiness Authorities (ENAC, FAA, LBA, etc) for the specific missions of patrolling, environmental monitoring and territory control.
Their design and construction specifications, together with their flying and handling qualities, place them at the leading edge of aerial surveillance at medium-low altitude and speed. The environmental aerial monitoring can be carried out by different types of aircraft, including both fixed and rotating wing models.
A fixed wing aircraft is the best choice for missions to be carried out within 200 Km range or when monitoring has to be performed by simply orbiting around the target or when a 300 meter grass type airstrip is available for take off and landing operations.
The most suitable aircraft for aerial monitoring must have STOL (Short Take-Off and Landing) characteristics, as well as the capability of circling at low altitude and speed (80 Km/h), cruising at a sufficiently high speed (200 Km/h) in order to reduce transfer time.
The Sky Arrow, equipped with the R.A.W.A.S. System, is currently being operated by the US GOVERNMENT INSTITUTION NATIONAL OCEANIC ATMOSFERIC ADMINISTRATION (N.O.A.A.), Italian Research Organizations and Universities in the international environmental research programs such as:
- San Diego University (California, USA);
- Alabama University (Alabama, USA);
- Lund University (Sweden);
- CNR-IBIMET - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche/Istituto di Biometereologia (Firenze, Italy); - CNR-ISAFOM - Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche/Istituto per i sistemi agricoli e forestali del mediterraneo (Napoli, Italy)/National Research Council - Institution for agricultural and forest sysems in the mediterranean area - (Naples, Italy);
- Tuscia University (Viterbo, Italy);
- University Dept for Health in Rome - measurement of particles and concentration of the radioactive contaminants;
Applications
• Low altitude territory aerial surveillance
• Map development
• Aerial monitoring for pollution, ground surface contamination and environmental conditions
• Fire prevention
• Illegal migration control and unauthorized activities
• Search for water and electrical energy leakages
• Traffic flow control
• Beach and coastal areas monitoring
• Natural and environmental disaster monitoring
• Special event TV broadcasting
• Crops growth monitoring
• Detection of electromagnetic, nuclear and other harmful radiation
• Detection of suspended particles and hazardous nocive gases
• Photogrammetry
• Census of authropical activities